Category: Jersey City News

After growing up in Jersey City, Rhonda Moore, 38, worked on Wall Street and as an entertainment planner, but still couldn’t shake her roots. While she was achieving success in her professional life, she dated men with criminal backgrounds and was nearly killed by an ex, she said. Now she is looking to start a …

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JC cop sentenced for killing woman while driving drunk Jersey City cop Martin Abreu was sentenced Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court to up to 10 and a half years behind bars for hitting and killing a New York University law school grad with his car last February in Manhattan. On Feb. 7, 2009, according to …

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City Hall is going ahead with plans to lay off approximately 279 seasonal and provisional employees by the end of this month, officials said. The city’s $507 million budget contains a $42 million deficit. Property taxes rose to 25 per cent this quarter. City spokesperson Jennifer Morrill said that 242 seasonal, 35 provisional, and two …

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Animal advocate and attorney Diana Jeffrey has filed two lawsuits against the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services to revoke the certification of several animal control officers in Jersey City. One lawsuit, filed in state Appellate Court on Dec. 29, seeks to revoke the certification of Jersey City’s lead animal control officer, Joe Frank, …

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In a recent poll of New Jersey residents about their favorite presidents, only 7 percent chose Abraham Lincoln and 3 percent picked George Washington. Poor Abe and George may not get much love these days, but they are not forgotten. On Feb. 12, the Lincoln Association of Jersey City held its 145th Dinner celebration at …

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How do retired municipal employees come back on the job after getting compensated well for retiring? The City Council answered that question at a special meeting on Wednesday when they approved two resolutions by a 7-0 vote (with two abstentions) that called for “shared services” agreements between City Hall, and the Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA) …

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Major drug bust in Jersey City nabs 26 The New Jersey State Police announced on Thursday a major drug bust in Jersey City earlier in the day that led to 26 arrests including several members of the Bloods street gang. Colonel Rick Fuentes, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, said arrest teams crawled through …

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Downtown City Councilman Steven Fulop is in a cost-cutting mood these days. Residents are facing a first quarter tax increase of around 25 percent. Fulop proposed several ordinances on Monday at the City Council’s caucus meeting, initiatives he believes will save money while the city seeks ways to cut spending and balance its budget. The …

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Pollie Barden doesn’t keep herself all bottled up when it comes to expressing her views of the world. The 36-year-old downtown Jersey City resident and artist will officially unveil her art installation, “Bottled Project V.2,” this coming Wednesday at the Mack-Cali building on Christopher Columbus Drive. The installation is currently on display in the ground …

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